Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, and on stage, radio, and television throughout much of the twentieth century. During her long career, she made a total of 73 films and is noted for her role as Fred Astaire's partner in a series of ten musical films. She achieved great success in a variety of film roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Kitty Foyle. After winning a 1925 Charleston dance contest that launched a successful vaudeville career, she gained recognition as a Broadway actress for her stage debut in Girl Crazy. This led to a contract with Paramount Pictures, which ended after five films. Rogers had her first successful film role as a supporting actress in 42nd Street. In the 1930s, Rogers' nine films with Fred Astaire gave RKO Pictures some of its biggest successes, most notably Top Hat and Swing Time. But after two commercial failures with Astaire, she branched out into dramatic and comedy films. Her acting was well received by critics and audiences, and she became one of the biggest box-office draws and highest paid actresses of the 1940s. Her performance in Kitty Foyle won her the Oscar for Best Actress. Rogers' popularity peaked by the end of the decade. She reunited with Astaire in 1949 in the commercially successful The Barkleys of Broadway. After an unsuccessful period in the 1950s, she returned to Broadway in 1965, playing the lead role in Hello, Dolly!. More Broadway roles followed, along with her stage directorial debut in 1985 of an off-Broadway production of Babes in Arms. She also made television acting appearances until 1987. In 1992, Rogers was recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors. She died of a heart attack in 1995, at age 83. Rogers is associated with the phrase "backwards and in high heels", which is attributed to Bob Thaves' Frank and Ernest 1982 cartoon with the caption "Sure he [Astaire] was great, but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did...backwards and in high heels". This phrase is sometimes incorrectly attributed to Ann Richards, who used it in her keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention. A Republican and a devout Christian Scientist, Rogers married five times with all of them ending in divorce, and having no children. During her long career, Rogers made 73 films, and her musical films with Astaire are credited with revolutionizing the genre. Rogers was a major movie star during the "Golden Age" of Hollywood and is often considered an American icon. She ranks number 14 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of female stars of classic American cinema. Her autobiography Ginger: My Story was published in 1991.
42nd Street
(Ann Lowell)
Top Hat
(Dale Tremont)
Swing Time
(Penny Carrol)
I'll Be Seeing You
(Mary Marshall)
We're Not Married!
(Ramona Gladwyn)
Monkey Business
(Edwina Fulton)
Gold Diggers of 1933
(Fay Fortune)
Shall We Dance
(Linda Keene)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
(Self)
Roberta
(Comtesse Scharwenka)
A Shriek in the Night
(Pat Morgan)
Cinderella
(Queen)
Vivacious Lady
(Francey)
Tales of Manhattan
(Diane)
Flying Down to Rio
(Honey Hale)
Follow the Fleet
(Sherry Martin)
The Gay Divorcee
(Mimi Glossop)
Storm Warning
(Marsha Mitchell)
Bachelor Mother
(Polly Parrish)
Carefree
(Amanda Cooper)
The Barkleys of Broadway
(Dinah Barkley)
Heartbeat
(Arlette Lafron)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
(Katherine Butt-Smith)
Stage Door
(Jean Maitland)
Black Widow
(Carlotta Marin)
5th Ave Girl
(Mary Grey)
Having Wonderful Time
(Teddy Shaw)
The Major and the Minor
(Susan Applegate)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(Irene Castle)
Primrose Path
(Ellie May Adams)
Star of Midnight
(Donna Mantin)
Perfect Strangers
(Terry Scott)
It Had to Be You
(Victoria Stafford)
Roxie Hart
(Roxie Hart)
Tight Spot
(Sherry Conley)
Teenage Rebel
(Nancy Fallon)
The Thirteenth Guest
(Lela / Marie Morgan)
Dreamboat
(Gloria Marlowe)
Tom, Dick and Harry
(Janie)
Week-End at the Waldorf
(Irene Malvern)
Kitty Foyle
(Kitty Foyle)
Tender Comrade
(Jo Jones)
Beautiful Stranger
(Johnny Victor)
Lady in the Dark
(Liza Elliott)
The Groom Wore Spurs
(AJ Furnival)
Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
(Mildred Turner)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
(Self (archive footage))
Twenty Million Sweethearts
(Peggy Cornell)
Rafter Romance
(Mary)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self (archive footage))
Chance at Heaven
(Marge Harris)
The Tip-Off
(Baby Face)
Forever Female
(Beatrice Page)
Lucky Partners
(Jean Newton)
The Tenderfoot
(Ruth Weston)
Honor Among Lovers
(Doris Brown)
Don't Bet on Love
(Molly Gilbert)
In Person
(Carol Corliss)
Sitting Pretty
(Dorothy)
The First Traveling Saleslady
(Rose Gillray)
Office Blues
(Miss Gravis)
Romance in Manhattan
(Sylvia Dennis)
Finishing School
(Pony)
Queen High
(Polly Rockwell)
Upperworld
(Lilly Linda)
Young Man of Manhattan
(Puff Randolph)
Carnival Boat
(Honey)
Suicide Fleet
(Sally)
Magnificent Doll
(Dolly Madison)
Professional Sweetheart
(Glory Eden)
Broadway Bad
(Flip Daly)
Change of Heart
(Madge Rountree)
Follow the Leader
(Mary Brennan)
You Said a Mouthful
(Alice Brandon)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
((archive footage))
The Sap from Syracuse
(Ellen Saunders)
Hat Check Girl
(Jessie King)
In Full Swing
(Self (Archive Footage))
"All -Singing All-Dancing" Before And After
(Archive Footage)
The Confession
(Madame Rinaldi)
Hollywood on Parade
(Self)
That's Entertainment!
((archive footage))
The Purple Rose of Cairo
(Dale Tremont (archive footage) (uncredited))
Night of 100 Stars II
(Self)
Hollywood Newsreel
(Self)
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
(Self (archive footage))
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
(Self (archive footage))
That's Entertainment! III
((archive footage))
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(Self (archive footage))
A Night in a Dormitory
(Ginger Rogers)
Harlow
(Mama Jean Bello)
Show-Business at War
(Self)
Complicated Women
(Self (archive footage))
That's Entertainment, Part II
((archive footage))
Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm
(Various / Self (archive footage))
The Love Goddesses
((archive footage))
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
(Self (archive footage))
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(Self)
George White's Scandals
(Ginger Rogers (archive footage) (uncredited))
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
(Self (archive footage))
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
That's Dancing!
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
(Self (uncredited))
A Day of a Man of Affairs
Campus Sweethearts
Fred Astaire donne le 'la'
(Self (archive footage))
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
(Self (archive footage))
Astaire and Rogers Sing the Great American Songbook
(Self (archive footage))
Sem Título #1: Dance of Leitfossil
(Self (archive footage))
Night of 100 Stars
(Self)
what would you do without me?
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
(Self (archive))
Here's Lucy
(Ginger Rogers)
The Merv Griffin Show
(Self)
Glitter
(Margaret Davis)
The Hollywood Palace
(Self)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
Vacation Playhouse
(Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt)
The Oscars
(Self)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(Kay Neilson)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(Self)
The Mike Douglas Show
(Self)
Tony Awards
(Self)
Talking Pictures
(Self (archive footage))
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Singer)
The Jack Benny Program
(Ginger Rogers)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Guest)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - SInger)
The Hollywood Palace
(Self - Singer)
The Love Boat
(Stella Logan)
What's My Line?
(Self - Panelist)
Hotel
(Natalie Trent)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Star Life
(Self (archive footage))
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
(Self)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
(Self)
Great Performances
(Self)